Coin-receptacle.



J. D. BRADFORD.

COIN RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION min Dec. 5. 1914.

1 ,1%5,?%3@ Patented July 6, 1915.

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JOSEPH 1). nitanronn, or BARNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA.

COIJiN-REGEPTACLE.

Appfication filed December 5, 1914- Serial No. 875,619.

To aZZ whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JOSEPH D. BnAnronn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Barnesboro, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have'invented a new and Improved Coin-Receptacle, of which the following is a full, clear,

operations can be done with one hand.

A further object of the invention is to provide a coin receptacle which exposes a portion of all the coins so that the contents of the receptacle can be easily'checkedfand any coin of different site easily noticed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a coin receptacle which can be used over and over again and thus take the place of the paper wrappers or envelops which are largely used at present and which are destroyed after a single use.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of, parts as herein fully described, illustratedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and Figure 1 is a perspective view of my coin receptacle; Fig. 2 is an end view thereof showing in full lines the normal position of the receptacle; and, in dotted lines the position of the receptacle when a pile of coins isplaced into it or removed from it; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the receptacle inverted; Fig. 4 is an end view of a modified receptacle; and Fig. 5 is an end view of a further modified structure of the receptacle.

Before proceeding to a more. detailed description of my invention, it must be clearly understood that although the receptacle is mainly intended for use with coins, the same can be used for articles such as washers, checks, buttons, etc.

Referring to the drawings, 6 represents a cylindrical receptacle formed of a tubular portion 7 a longitudinal part of which is i I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6,1915.

removed to form a longitudinal opening 8 between the ends of the tube closed by end walls 9 secured to said tubular portion in any suitable way. The width of the longitudinal opening is less than the diameter of the tubular portion 7. The tubular portion 7 is split longitudinally on a line central with the longitudinal opening 8, as are also the end walls 9; consequently the receptacle formed of the tubular member 7 and the end walls 9 is split into two sections united by hinges 10 secured to the exterior side of the tubular portion at the split and near the ends of said tubular portion. hinges are provided with a resilient member 11 which normally tends to maintain the two sections against each other, that is, the

split formed in the end walls 9 is closed.

To facilitate the filling of the receptacle with coins, or the emptying thereof, the end walls 9 are in the shape of a crescent in alinement and central with the longitudinal opening 8. To fill the receptacle with coins, the pile of coins for which the receptacle is designed is grasped with two fingers and The said forced into the container by pressing the coins against the edges of the tubular member,which will cause the same to spread, as indicated in dotted line in Fig. 2. The pile of coins, therefore, will pass into the tubular member and the two sections will automatically close and grasp the pile under the action of the Esprings 11. To limit the spreading of the tubular portion, each end wall is provided with a pair of interconnecting links 12, each in pivotal connection with a section of the end wall. To empty the receptacle, it is only necessary to force the said links toward the split in the tubular section orto grasp the tubular portion and move the two sections apart, which can easily be done with one hand.

In Fig. 4 a modified structure of the receptacle is-shown. In this case the tubular portion 7 .is'not split but in lieu of the split thetubular portion is resilient in the same place, so that the opening 8 can be increased in width by spreading the edges of the opening apart, that is, by deforming the tubular portion. The sections of the end walls 9 in this structure are independently secured to the ends of the tubular member and, consequently, do not interfere with any deformation of the tubular portion 7. Links 12- are provided for similar purposes.

In Fig. '5 a further modified structure of the receptacle is shown. In this structure the tubular portion 7 has a resilient memextending over the other section of the same .-wall. The said latch has a resilient portion at 1A. The free end of said latch is hook shape and adapted to engage a pin 15 provided in the end wall section and thus lock thetwo sections of the receptacle To prevent too, much strain on the. resilient portion 14 ofthe latch a clasp or loop 16 is provided which limits the movement of the hooked end of the latch 13. To facilitate the unlocking of the two sections, the hooked end of the latch 13 is provided with a projection 17. I

From the above description and illustrations it will be seen that the coin receptacle may be said 'tobe crescent shape in cross a section, the concave wall of which has been removed and which is provided with means whereby the distance between the longitudinal edges of the-receptacle can be varied.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantageof the construction and operation of the device shown will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, andwhile I have describedv the principle of operation,

together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I

desire to have it understood that the device,

shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are within the scope I of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A coin receptacle comprising a tubular portion having a longitudinal part thereof removed, the width of the removed part being less than the diameter of the tubular portion, split end walls for said tubular portion,said tubular portion having means for closing or opening the split in said end walls whereby the width of the opening in the Copies of this patent mayj b e obtained for tubular member can be varied in size, and means associated with said split end walls for limiting the spread of the opening in said tubular portion.

2. A coin receptacle comprising a tubular portion having end walls, said tubular portion having a longitudinal. part thereof removed to form a longitudinal opening extending between the end walls, the width of said opening being less than the diameter of said tubular portion, said tubular portion and said end walls being split centrally with the opening'in said tubular portion so as to form two receptacle sections, hinges at the split of the tubular portion connecting the two sections of the receptacle together, and resilient means carried by said hinges.

3. A coin receptacle having in cross section the shape of a crescent the concave wall of which is removed, the end walls of said receptacle being split, and means including pivotally connected links whereby the split end walls may be opened or closed and, consequently, the distance between the longitudinal edges of the receptacle varied.

4:. A cylindrical coin receptacle having a longitudinal opening extending between the end walls, said end walls being crescent shape and central with the longitudinal opening, said receptacle being split into two symmetrical longitudinal sections, hinges connecting said sections, resilient members associated with the hinges for maintaining the two sections together and pivotally connected links in pivotal connection with each end wall for varying the width of the longitudinal opening.

5. A coin receptacle having in cross section the shape of a crescent the concave wall of which is removed, said receptacle being split longitudinally to form two symmetrical semi-crescent sections, resilient means connecting said sections. and pivotally connected links in pivotal connection with the ends of the sections, whereby the sections can be forced apart and whereby the movement of said sections from one another is limited.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. JOSEPH D. BRADFORD.

Witnesses:

F. MoRLY, WILLIAM F. DILL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

